This volume marks the first translation of these prayer-poems into English. Originally written in 1899, Rilke wrote them upon returning to Germany from his first trip to Russia. His experience of the East shaped him profoundly. He found himself entranced by Orthodox churches and monasteries, above all by the icons that seemed to him like flames glowing in dark spaces. He intended these poems as icons of sorts, gestures that could illumine a way ...
How do we live to our fullest potential in the last quarter of life? With careers winding down, and children having long ago left home, we are faced sometimes for the first time in our ever-productive lives with the most basic questions. What is most important? What is the essence of my life? Soul Unfinished offers wise advice for such times, offering an opportunity to make the most of the last quarter of a good life. &qu ...
Friar Jack wants you to know: God loves and cares for all creatures, including and especially those we are closest to! "Today at school, one of the kids told me that only humans go to heaven," my young friend, Eva Maria said. «I almost started to cry. Is that true, Friar Jack?» She went on, «My dog Daisy is my best friend. When I go home she jumps into my arms and licks my face. Wouldn't God want her to be with me in he ...
In this new series of «little books» you will learn how to grasp the meaning of ancient ways of praying in a relatively short amount of time. In Praying with the Saints, a popular Catholic author (The Pope Who Quit) explains the origin of saints, how to recognize one, and the most time-tested ways of praying with them in order to enrich your spiritual life. ...
A close look at three classic icons of the Virgin and Child reveals profound truths about discovering God in our World.
“Icons, says Archbishop Rowan, show us the way.... They help us to cross borders, to enter into a new and transfigured world. And that is exactly what I experienced as I read....This is a book to be read not once only, but many times.”—Kallistos Ware, from the Foreword What we call holy in the world—a per ...
“This advice is from a spiritual father who loves you and gives you the sort of counsel that will shape your whole life.”
“Listen, my child. I want you to put the ear of your heart to the solid ground of the master’s wisdom (what I received, I’m passing on to you). It’s advice from a spiritual father who loves you – the sort of counsel you receive by letting it shape your whole life.”
“There is no better edition of this classic, than this careful and insightful volume.” —Michael Downey, editor, The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality
Published in over 6,000 editions before the twentieth century, this classic work has been called “the most influential work in Christian literature,” “a landmark in the history of the human mind,” and “the fifth gospel.” Now and for the first time comes an exhaustive edi ...
Throughout the centuries, writers have retranslated the Psalms, trying to keep alive the beauty of its images and the depth of its message, for each generation. Psalm 119 is the greatest of them all: the longest, most complex, and the one that most rewards close attention. This Holy Alphabet is a cycle of twenty-two original lyric poems which—like Psalm 119—follows the alphabetic pattern of the twenty-two consonants of the Hebrew alphabet. ...
With busy work lives, extra-curricular activities and other pressing demands on the schedule, how does the family live and celebrate the gospel of Jesus Christ at home? With the constant demands and pressures of our daily lives, how do we remind ourselves of our identities as believers? At Home with God seeks to provide fun and simple ways for Christian families to retell and celebrate God's Redemptive Story in the home. By ...